They were elevated - in every sense. Zhan Jianglong and colleagues stayed up late to celebrate at an altitude approaching 4,600 meters.
You may know Li Yundi as one of the leading Chinese pianists, but he is about to take on another role.
The dark tale of Jekyll and Hyde, which is about a London doctor in the 19th century who suffers from a split personality, is a classic Broadway musical.
Shanxi province was celebrated as a hub of tycoons from the 19th century to early 20th century, and many of their mansions remain icons - but few people know about the Li Family Courtyard in Yuncheng city's Wanrong county.
Many lovebirds are splurging on long-haul flights for Qixi, or "Chinese Valentine's Day", which falls on Aug 28 this year.
Zhao Xinyue checked the weather. Then, he opted to take the train.
Dr Zhang Xiaoyang, 53, is a man on a mission as he paces briskly through the corridors of Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital (TBGH) on the southern outskirts of this city on a hot August day.
More than 10,000 kilometers from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, nine young Chinese musicians sing about their happy, carefree lives at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Anda Union is made up of seven men and two women, all from Mongolian ethnic minority. The band is considered one of the most successful Chinese ethnic minority bands to have gone global.
Renowned Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, who's also known for directing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, made the overseas premiere of his new conceptual performance in Edinburgh Fringe Festival last Saturday and Sunday.
'Wow! Incredible technique!" says Lang Lang as he stands up from his seat and walks to the boy who has just finished playing Liszt's La Campanella.
The Mandarin version of the The Sound of Music will return to Beijing from Aug 18 to Sept 3, after its first tour of the country last year.
Sipping sangria, nibbling tapas and watching the hustle and bustle of the Chinese capital to soundtracks spun by a DJ - indeed, the newly opened Migas Mercado offers a taste of Spain in Beijing.
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